• BOOK 1 OF THE ESZTAR SERIES •
Reaching upstairs, he hurled me inside his room and closed the door harshly. I stood there shaking with fear. He looked scary. Extremely scary.
He tilted his head, forming an evil grin on his face. I couldn't move. I...
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"Thank you." I passed the cab driver a polite smile.
Walking this hundred meter distance in Rutherford Avenue has never been easy ever since Mason's death. But today, it was agonizing.
"Bless my eyes. The day's going to be lucky for me." A honeyed voice dripping with heavy Italian accent swirled through the morning air.
"Ugh! My hopes for a good day just took their last breath." I wrinkled my nose, shielding my eyes with my hands.
"You wound me, tesoro." Luca held a hand over his chest. "Where's your boyfriend by the way?" He peered over my shoulder.
I sighed. "I may or may not have killed him accidentally."
His eyebrows shot up feigning surprise. "Wow! Like he killed your brother? I mean not literally but the king is responsible for the actions of their subjects." A malicious grin crept up his face. My hands balled into a fist but I didn't give anything away from face.
"No. Like how I killed that cartoon you sent to kill me."
"Oh come on tesoro! That's a month old story. Let's not hold grudges against each other."
I snorted. "Sure."
"You know we think life is unfair, we keep wasting our time wailing about what's lost. That's when we miss out that one chance life offers us to make things right." He said.
I started at him with creased brows for a fairly long time. "What now Mr Zanetti? Planning to be an inspirational speaker considering the crippling scenario with your company?"
"Hmm" He rubbed his chin, his squinted hazel eyes looking far away as if deep in thought. Damn! He's a threat to my top position of being a drama queen. "Not quite really. But I'm planning to take an early retirement. Maybe I can think about it then. So what do you say? Would I be inspirational enough?"
"It's too early for some Zanetti shit. Now if you'll excuse me." I sneered, walking away from Luca. This is only so much I can keep myself from either killing someone else or myself after all that happened yesterday.
"I'm here to offer you a deal Miss Andress." He declared, causing me to stop and turn back at him.
"I'm not going to spy on them for you." I spat.
I admit I hate them all. But I'll only be pushing myself into more dangerous waters if I associated myself with him in any way.
"You didn't even ask what I've got to offer you." He smirked a little too confidently.
"There's nothing that can convince me to join hands with someone like you." I eyed him in disgust to which he replied with a lopsided grin.
"Not even if someone like me can help you with avenging your brother's death?"
